Duke Records
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Duke Records was a record label started in 1952 by David J. Mattis and Bill Fitzgerald. Don D. Robey (from Peacock Records) got control in April of 1953. They started a sub-label specialised in soul music in 1957: Back Beat Records. The Duke label was sold to ABC Dunhill Records on 23 May, 1973.
Artists who recorded on Duke include R&B performers Little Junior Parker and Bobby Blue Bland.
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